New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-09
EVERYBODY BROUGHT OUT IN BROOKLYN.

COLONEL BAIRD AND MIR. CHAPLIN CASr BALLofs
FOR ZACH oTHrE-GErnNG THE RETURNS.
The bright day In Brooklyn yesterday pointed 10 a
larger than cast before In the city It's
n Republican day common remark ON the
streets. Tho voting was never more quietly done.
A. sunrise the 2G- polling places wcro opened The
ballot distributors OF the Republican, Democratic.
United Labor and Prohibition parte, were promptly
on hand But the customary buster and swagger Of
the democratic workers gone. All the Office
holders pressed into service, and the Democratic
head, OF departments wrrc on duty IN see that the
under. .trappcrs did not fan their money. The
badges too, Of the Brooklyn Young Republican Club,
and OF tho Republican Campaign Committed, were
splcuous But tho ballot distributors found less
than usual do for there a larger vest pocket
vote than before. Republican. United Labor and
Democratic ballots had been sent to every registered
voter
Tho police found nothing to do during the day but
10 look quietly whc the ballong was In progress.
Judges BARTLETT and Clement In the courts TO do
crnine any question Of law which might como up In
the course Of tbs day. John Person Of NO 4j2 Hicks
ST. who had vod thoro for twenty years, found that
be was on the registry of tho seventh District Of The
sixth Ward as John Casey Ills vote refused. and
he applied tho Board Of Elections which held that
It had no power to compel tho registers OF election To
receive the vote. Application was then made to Judge
Clement In the city Court, and he issued mandamus
compclling tho registers 10 receive tho vote.
Colonel Baird voted for Controller Chaplin when he
went 10 tho polls IN tho Nineteenth Ward, and Nj.
Chaplin returned tho compliment in the seventh ward
Thl, was In pursuance Of an agreement Inadc some
time ago whom the candidates met at tho Lincoln CUB
There wero some signs in tho First and Twenty third
wards that few Republicans were voting for Mr.
Cbapn. Many Labor used Baird pastors, ANA
there was !Ively demand among Democrats for Baird
ballots All sorts Of split tlc"otS were printed III
tho interests Of various candidates and used among
their friends Early I'm tho evening preparations wero
made for tho reception of The election returns at Re
publican and Democratic headquarters. Tho Young
Repulllcan club used the Everot Assembly Rooms.
REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS LIVELY
MANY CALLERS WHO WANTED TO KNOW HOW
THINGS WE'RE GOI q.
Creo interest I'm the contest shown ut the Repub-
lean state and County Headquarters in the Firth Avenue
Hotel All day long tho rooms that were open to tho
public were crowded with visitors from all parties,
eager TO hud out some information
to how fight going In the city and throughout the
Slate OF course 1t impossible for General Knapp
20 gvo any except Of the most general character
ary In the day Louis f. rsyn telesraphod from Chat
hmm that Deanes election practically assured by
large majority and that lie would carry every county
the district by an increased vote.
j. H. Fisher sent an encouraging report from James
town 40 did j. l.. Egglsston from Cortland Crafty
ing nows also came In from William Bsycls In Buffalo
Henry q. Pierce sent wor that the In Rochester
would exceed his expectations. In fact, all tho
Western counties appeared To DO doing we'll The only
place where light vote reported Mt Corning
Among the most eager inquirers Roswell T..
Flower who trying to figure out the Labor vote lie
thought this would he less than 10000 In the State.
The earliest visitor the County IIca Quarters
Secretary Green. Of tho Citizens Committee. who
rushed ino the rooms TO toll Colonel Crugcr
that Republican tickets with Colonel Fclows's
name on them being peddled out OF Re-
epubllcan boxes This the first Of n number
Of reports that camo In to this effect All OF them wero
promptly Investigated and most u them found TO DO
merely ghost stories. Toward evening tre various dis
rlct leaders dropped In to find on, how things were 90
ing.
HOW TIE RETURNS WERE RECEIVED.
| No returns were read early In the evening at the
| county headquarters, In an inner room returns
/ Mere received and John 1 DarNnport made compn.